About the Film Collection
\nThe 16mm film collection has been part of the Library's holdings for over 55 years. It began in the 1960s\, and its first films were part o f the City of Miami&rsquo\;s public library before there was a county libr ary. When MDPLS was formed\, the County supplemented its local funding for films with Federal LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grants. A part from leased feature films\, all films were purchased for free exhibit ion for the life of the print. Subjects within the collection include expe rimental/avant-garde art films\, non-narrated films\, children&rsquo\;s fi lms\, Black history\, Floridiana\, and local history. Today\, there are ov er 4\,000 films within the collection.
\nAbout the Division of Special Collections &\; Archives
\nMiami-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of Special Collections &\; Archives ho lds rare and irreplaceable historical documents for the benefit of the pub lic and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collectio n\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Collection of Rare Books &\; Ephemera\ , Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project\, and rare &\; antiquarian book s from as early as the 17th century. The Division's primary goal is to pro vide the public with the contents of the vault at their request. Its colle ctions include rare books\, original manuscripts\, over 18\,000 photograph s\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and electronic media.
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